She posted the picture – in which she looks incredible, by the way – to Instagram, and it wasn't long before the nasty comments came rolling in.

"From head 2 toe, it's all PHOTOSHOPPED,o-o! PEOPLE AIN'T FOOLS!" one person tweeted, while another commented on Instagram: "Embrace yourself for who you are. It's time to say 'NO' to photoshop. It's also time to sing from the heart again."

The singer, who is known for her diva moments and unusual demands for shows, told the magazine she inherits the diva aspect from her mother.

"My mother is an opera singer. And that's a real diva, you know – Juilliard diva. And so other people that are like, 'I'm a diva', it's like, 'Honey, you don't know what a diva is, you didn't grow up with my mom'."

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